BKFC 30 results: Lorenzo Hunt knocks out Quentin Henry twice after bizarre reset in chaotic opening round

Lorenzo Hunt won the cruiserweight title in one of the weirdest and most chaotic fights in BKFC history.

Hunt faced Quentin Henry for the vacant cruiserweight title in the main event of BKFC 30 on Saturday night at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, La. The fight was a battle of egos between the men. Hunt charged the cage with punches and kicked the first bell. Henry returned fire but their legs entangled and Henry fell to the canvas with Hunt on top of him. Henry lay down and Hunt fired off another big right-hand shot.

That’s the moment things got crazy.

After the shot on the ground, Henry lay face down and unmoving, apparently knocked out cold. While Henry’s corner pulled him up and rousted him, Hunt stood in the center of the ring shouting that his illegal punch missed and that Henry was faking it and looking for a DQ win.

After several minutes passed, and once Henry was up and moving again, referee Dan Miragliotta — seemingly agreeing with Hunt’s assessment of the situation — restarted the fight in the center of the ring.

Miragliotta was heard saying that Hunt’s punch did not land and why he decided not to deduct one point. It didn’t matter though as Hunt managed to take over the fight and finish Henry at the end of round 3.

After the fight, Hunt gave props to Henry, saying he thought his foe was going to look for a cheap DQ win, but that “Henry showed me that he was a real man.” In contrast, Henry — perhaps justifiably — felt that he has been the victim of something shady, saying that he was legitimately knocked out by “a cheap shot” and woke up to his corner shaking him and asking if he could still fight.

In the end, it didn’t matter though, as officially Hunt picked up the victory at 1:36 of Round 3, becoming only the second two-division champion in BKFC history.